A rugby league match this afternoon was marred by the break-out of fighting amongst Salford supporters in the stand. At the end of the game - in which the Salford Red Devils won 26-24 to the Huddersfield Giants - Salford players Junior S'au and Justin Carney jumped into the crowd to diffuse the situation, allegedly in response to cries for help from younger fans. A Super League fan page have tweeted the following pictures:
Ugly Scenes at the Giants/Salford game. Salford fans fighting. Hopefully they will be identified and dealt with. pic.twitter.com/OOYOkHvs4Z
— Super League Clubs (@SLClubs) March 28, 2016
Grim. The Daily Mail report that the fighting had erupted throughout the game, with a section of the Salford support allegedly fighting with stewards and using flares throughout the game. A supporter has posted this admittedly inconclusive video of the incident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82YjqqalnAo
Both Salford and their players have tweeted their condemnation of the incident:
We'd like to apologise for the behaviour of some of our fans today. We'll be working with @Giantsrl to find those involved.
— Salford Red Devils 👹 (@SalfordDevils) March 28, 2016
We do not condone any behaviour of the sort.
— Salford Red Devils 👹 (@SalfordDevils) March 28, 2016
My apologies to @Giantsrl and to the decent fans.The Thugs responsible will be identified and dealt with. There is no place in RL for them.
— Marwan Koukash (@drmarwanK) March 28, 2016
Sky Sports News ran the following report, but did not have video footage of the incident:
BREAKING: Salford players were involved in altercations with their own fans after violence broke out in the stands https://t.co/JDBJVVRnQQ
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 28, 2016
